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Job summary

Main area
NMC
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (NA)
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
388-7479861-CFHD
Employer
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Capital Court
Town
Devon Wide
Salary
£55,690 - £62,682 pro rate
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/10/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust logo

Named Nurse Children in Care

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Job overview

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is recruiting a Named Nurse for Children in Care. This is  fixed term to cover a secondment, and will involve job sharing. 

Main duties of the job

  • The Named Nurse holds responsibility for the clinical, operational, strategic leadership and management of the CFHD CIC service. The Named Nurse will initiate the implementation of service development, quality assurance and possess strong leadership skills, to ensure the team deliver evidence-based, high quality holistic care in accordance with local and national frameworks and drivers such as the Intercollegiate Document (2020), Promoting the Health and well-being of looked-after children (2015), NHS Long Term Plan (2019), Transitions NICE guidance (2016, NICE draft guidelines (2021).
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  • The Named Nurse will work in collaboration with multiagency partners at a strategic level to develop policy, best practice, development and multi-agency training. They will provide expert advice and ensure that the Trust meets its statutory duties and responsibilities for care-experienced young people.
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  • The Named Nurse will have an overview of identified health needs of the care-experienced population and will strive to ensure that the CIC service meets those health needs.

 

Working for our organisation

Why Work With Us

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.

CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework.

CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.

Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full job description and person specification please refer to the job description attached to this advert, which will provide further information on this role.

Person specification

SCPHN or relevant experince

Essential criteria
  • post registration SCPHN or previous Named Nurse experience
Desirable criteria
  • Educated to master level

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.The Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (enei) is the UK's leading employer network covering all aspects of equality and inclusion issues in the workplace.Disability confident committedArmed Forces Covenant - Silver 2025

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Karl Stringer
Job title
Named Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07866937493
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